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EU Food Laws: Subject Listing

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This Page contains a listing of those EU legal documents relevant to food. They have been classified into major subject areas. Where a link is provided, this is usually to a pdf version of the document on the Europa website. IT WILL NOT BE COMPLETE AND SHOULD NOT BE REGARDED AS A DEFINITIVE LIST OF ALL LAWS AND AMENDMENTS.

The following are the subject areas used in the table below:

General Food Law

General principles and requirements of food law Regulation 178/2002

Amended by:
Regulation 1642/2003
Regulation 575/2006

Rapid Alert System - Crisis Management Plan Decision 2004/478
Official Controls
Official controls - food and feed law Regulation 882/2004 Applies from 1 January 2006. Repeals Directives 70/373, 85/591, 89/397, 93/99 and 95/53 and Decisions 93/383, 98/728 and 1999/313 with effect from 1 January 2006 and Directive 85/73 from 1 Janaury 2008. Implementing rules remain in force until replaced.
Veterinary checks - Intra-Community trade Directive 89/662
Veterinary checks - Third countries Directive 97/88  
Conditions - introduction of milk and milk-based products - third countries - listing Decision 2004/438 Repealed Decisions 95/340, 95/342 and 95/343

Food Labelling

(see also Food Labelling in the European Union)
General Labelling Directive 2000/13

Corrected by Corrigendum

Amended by:
Directive 2001/101,
Directive 2003/89

Derogations
Directive 99/10
Quinine / caffeine
Directive 2002/67
Additional requirements:
- packaging gas / sweeteners / liquorice
Directive 94/54 Amended by:
Directive 96/21
Directive 2004/77
Labelling - products with phytosterol esters, etc
Directive 608/2004
Labelling - Exemptions to allergen rules Directive 2005/26 Amended by:
Directive 2005/63/EC
Nutrition labelling
Directive 90/496 Amended by:
Directive 2003/120
Lot marking
Directive 89/396
Beef labelling
Regulation 1825/2000
Beef labelling - detailed rules Regulation 1825/2000 Corrigendum to Regulation 275/2007
Food Additives and Flavourings
(see also Food Additives in the European Union)
General control - framework

Directive 89/107 Amended by:
Directive 94/34
General controls - national derogations
Decision 292/97
Sweeteners

Directive 94/35 Amended by:
Directive 96/83,
Regulation 1882/2003,
Directive 2003/115
Directive 2004/115
Sweeteners - Purity criteria

Directive 95/31 Amended by:
Directive 98/66,
Directive 2001/52
Directive 2004/46
Colours
Directive 94/36
Colours - Purity criteria

Directive 95/45 Amended by:
Directive 1999/75
Directive 2001/50
(Corrigendum to 2001/50)
Directive 2004/47
Additives other than colours and sweeteners

Directive 95/2 Amended by:
Directive 96/85
Directive 98/72
Directive 2001/5
Directive 2003/52
Directive 2003/114
Additives other than colours and sweeteners - Purity criteria

Directive 96/77 Amended by:
Directive 98/86,
Directive 2000/63,
Directive 2001/30,
Directive 2003/95
Directive 2004/45
Additives - jelly mini-caps - suspension Decision 2004/374
Flavourings
Directive 88/388 Completed by:
Directive 91/71

Flavourings - Smoke flavourings
Regulation 2065/2003
Flavourings - Community procedure

Regulation 2232/96 Amended by:
Decision 1999/217
Flavourings - Register

Decision 1999/217 Amended by:
Decision 2000/489
Decision 2002/113
Decision 2004/357
Flavourings - Inventory of source materials
Decision 88/389
Flavourings - Evaluation programme
Regulation 1565/2000
Flavourings - Deadlines for submission of data Regulation 622/2002
Food Hygiene
Hygiene of foodstuffs
Regulation 852/2004 Applies from 1 January 2006
Hygiene rules for foods of animal origin
Regulation 853/2004 Applies from 1 January 2006
Official controls - products of animal origin - human consumption
Regulation 854/2004

Applies from 1 January 2006
Amended by:
Regulation 882/2004

Animal health rules - products of animal origin
Directive 2002/99 Applies from 1 January 2005
Foodstuffs
Directive 93/43 To be replaced on 1 January 2006. Repealed by Regulation 852/2004. Any microbiological criteria will continue to apply pending their replacement.
Fresh meat
Directive 64/433 Repealed with effect from 1 January 2006 by Directive 2004/41.Any microbiological criteria will continue to apply pending their replacement.
Poultry meat
Directive 71/118 Repealed with effect from 1 January 2006 by Directive 2004/41. Any microbiological criteria will continue to apply pending their replacement.
Fresh meat - animal health rules
Directive 72/461 Repealed with effect from 1 January 2006 by Directive 2004/41. Any microbiological criteria will continue to apply pending their replacement.
Fresh meat - animal health rules - imports
Directive 72/462 Being replaced by Directive 2002/99 for animal health rules but, for public health, the new Regulation will apply.
Trichina examination
Directive 77/96 Repealed with effect from 1 January 2006 by Directive 2004/41. Any microbiological criteria will continue to apply pending their replacement.
Meat products
Directive 77/99 Repealed with effect from 1 January 2006 by Directive 2004/41. Any microbiological criteria will continue to apply pending their replacement.
Meat products - intra-Community trade
Directive 80/21 Repealed with effect from 1 January 2006 by Directive 2004/41. Any microbiological criteria will continue to apply pending their replacement.
Milk production holdings
Directive 89/362 Repealed with effect from 1 January 2006 by Directive 2004/41. Any microbiological criteria will continue to apply pending their replacement.
Egg products
Directive 89/437 Repealed with effect from 1 January 2006 by Directive 2004/41. Any microbiological criteria will continue to apply pending their replacement.
Live bivalve mollucs
Directive 91/492 Repealed with effect from 1 January 2006 by Directive 2004/41. Any microbiological criteria will continue to apply pending their replacement.
Live bivalve mollucs - marine biotoxins - maximum levels and analysis - detailed rules
Decision 2002/225
Live bivalve mollucs -marine biotoxins - amnesic shellfish poison - health checks
Decision 2002/226
Live molluscs - certification for imports
Decision 2003/804 Amended by:
Decision 2004/623
Fishery products
Directive 91/493 Repealed with effect from 1 January 2006 by Directive 2004/41. Any microbiological criteria will continue to apply pending their replacement.
Poultry meat - animal health rules
Directive 91/494 Repealed with effect from 1 January 2006 by Directive 2004/41. Any microbiological criteria will continue to apply pending their replacement.
Rabbit meat and farmed game meat
Directive 91/495 Repealed with effect from 1 January 2006 by Directive 2004/41. Any microbiological criteria will continue to apply pending their replacement.
Game meat
Directive 92/45 Repealed with effect from 1 January 2006 by Directive 2004/41. Any microbiological criteria will continue to apply pending their replacement.
Milk and milk products
Directive 92/46 Repealed with effect from 1 January 2006 by Directive 2004/41. Any microbiological criteria will continue to apply pending their replacement.
Fishing vessels
Directive 92/48 Repealed with effect from 1 January 2006 by Directive 2004/41. Any microbiological criteria will continue to apply pending their replacement.
Mince meat and meat preparations Directive 94/65 Repealed with effect from 1 January 2006 by Directive 2004/41. Any microbiological criteria will continue to apply pending their replacement.
Checks on hygiene by operators
Decision 2001/471 Amended by:
Decision 2004/379
Microbiological criteria - cooked crustaceans and molluscan shellfish
Decision 93/51
Collagen
Directive 92/118 Amended by:
..
Decision 2003/42
Decision 2003/72
Veterinary Related Trade Issues
Border Inspection Posts - list

Decision 2001/881 Amended by:

Decision 2003/506
Decision 2004/273
Decision 2004/408
Decision 2004/469
Decision 2004/517
Decision 2004/608
Border Inspection Posts - list of products for examination
Decision 2002/349
Border Inspection Posts - ANIMO computer network Decision 2002/459 Amended by:

Decision 2003/506
Decision 2004/408
Border Inspection Posts - veterinary checks - procedures Regulation 136/2004
Food Contact Materials
Contact materials - framework (including symbol)
Regulation 1935/2004 Replaced Directive 89/109 from 3 Dec 2004
Contact materials - symbol
Directive 80/590
Repealed by Regulation 1935/2004 from 3 Dec 2004
Ceramics
Directive 84/500
Regenerated cellulose film

Directive 2007/42

 
Plastics

Directive 2002/72 Consolidated Directive 90/128 and seven amendments

Amended by:
Directive 2004/19
Plastics - vinyl chloride
Directive 78/142
Plastics - vinyl chloride - analysis in contact material
Directive 80/766
Plastics - vinyl chloride - analysis in foods
Directive 81/432
N-nitrosomines - rubber teats
Directive 93/11
Epoxy derivatives

Directive 2002/16 Amended by:
Directive 2004/13
Migration limits Directive 82/711 Amended by:
Directive 93/8
Directive 97/48
Migration limits - simulants Directive 85/572
Food for Particular Nutritional Uses (PARNUTS)
Foods for particular nutritional uses - framework

Directive 89/398 Amended by:
Directive 96/84
Directive 1999/41
(check all these)
Food supplements
Directive 2002/46
Addition of vitamins and minerals


Directive 2001/15 Temporary derogation introduced by:
Directive 2004/6
Amended by
Directive 2004/5
Infant formulae and follow-on formulae

Directive 91/321 Amended by
Directive 96/4
Directive 2003/14
Infant formulae and follow-on formulae - exports to third countries
Directive 92/52
Supplemented by:
Resolution 18 June 1992
Infant formulae and follow-on formulae - pesticide residues
Directive 1999/50
Extended by:
Directive 2003/14
Processed cereal-based foods and other baby foods

Directive 96/5 Amended by:
Directive 98/36
Directive 2003/13
Processed cereal-based foods and other baby foods - pesticide residues
Directive 99/39
Extended by:
Directive 2003/13
Food for weight reduction
Directive 96/8
Food for special medical purposes Directive 1999/21
Compositional Standards
Preserved milks
Directive 2001/114
Honey
Directive 2001/110
Jam and similar products
Directive 2001/113 Amended by:
Directive 2004/84
Chocolate and cocoa
Fruit juices and nectars
Directive 2001/112
Caseins and caseinates
Sugars
Directive 2001/111
Coffee
Spreadable fats
Natural mineral waters - marketing and exploitation

Directive 80/777 Amended by:
Directive 96/70
Natural mineral waters - constituents and labelling / ozone treatment
Directive 2003/40
Olive oil
Regulation 1019/2002

Amended by:

Regulation 1964/2002
Regulation 1176/2003
Regulation 1750/2004

Olive oil - characteristics and analysis

Regulation 2569/91 Amended by:

Regulation 1989/2003
Eggs - marketing standards Regulation 1907/90 Amended by:

Regulation 2052/2003
Eggs - marketing standards - detailed rules

Regulation 2295/2003 Amended by:
Regulation 1515/2004
Preserved sardines - marketing standards
Regulation 2136/89 Amended by:
..
Regulation 1181/2003
Food Contaminants
Contaminants - Basic principles
Regulation 315/93
Contaminants - Specific limits -aflatoxin, metals, …


Regulations 466/2001

Amended by:
Regulation 563/2002 nitrate in lettuce and spinach
Regulation 257/2002 aflatoxins in nuts, etc
Regulation 221/2002 heavy metals (lead, cadmium, mercry)
? 3-MCPD
Regulation 2357/2001dioxins
Regulation 472/2002Ochratoxin
Regulation 1425/2003Patulin
Regulation 2174/2003aflatoxins
Regulation 242/2004 inorganic tin
Regulation 455/2004 patulin
Regulation 655/2004 nitrates in infant foods
Regulation 683/2004 aflatoxin/ochratoxin in infant foods
Regulation 684/2004 dioxins

Contaminants - Sampling and analysis - aflatoxin
Directive 98/53 Amended by:
Directive 2002/27
Directive 2003/121
Directive 2004/43
Contaminants - Sampling and analysis - heavy metal/3-MCPD
Directive 2001/22
Contaminants - Sampling and analysis - dioxin
Directive 2002/69 Amended by:
Directive 2004/44
Contaminants - Dioxins - Feedingstuffs
Directive 2002/70
Contaminants - Sampling and analysis - ochratoxin A
Directive 2002/26 Amended by:
Directive 2004/43
Contaminants - Sampling and analysis - patulin
Directive 2003/78
Contaminants - Sampling and analysis - tin in canned foods
Directive 2004/16
Contaiminants - Special conditions - aflatoxin Decision 2006/504 Amended by: Decision 2007/459
Pesticides 1

Directive 76/895 Amended by:

Directive 2002/66
Directive 2002/71
Directive 2002/79
Directive 2003/60
Directive 2003/118
Pesticides 2
Directive 86/362

Amended by:

Directive 2002/23
Directive 2002/42
Directive 2002/66
Directive 2002/71
Directive 2002/76
Directive 2002/79
Directive 2002/97
Directive 2003/60
Directive 2003/62
Directive 2003/113
Directive 2003/118
Directive 2004/2
Directive 2004/61

Pesticides 3
Directive 86/363

Amended by:

Directive 2002/23
Directive 2002/42
Directive 2002/66
Directive 2002/71
Directive 2002/79
Directive 2002/97
Directive 2003/60
Directive 2003/113
Directive 2003/118
Directive 2004/2
Directive 2004/61

Pesticides 4

Directive 90/642

Amended by:

Directive 2002/23
Directive 2002/42
Directive 2002/66
Directive 2002/71
Directive 2002/76
Directive 2002/79
Directive 2002/97
Directive 2002/100
Directive 2003/60
Directive 2003/62
Directive 2003/69
Directive 2003/113
Directive 2003/118
Directive 2004/2
Directive 2004/59
Directive 2004/61

Pesticide residues - methods of sampling
Directive 2002/63 Note: repealed Directive 79/700
Residues - veterinary medicinal products

Regulation 2377/90

Amended by:

Regulation 77/2002
Regulation 868/2002
Regulation 869/2002
Regulation 1181/2002
Regulation 1530/2002
Regulation 1752/2002
Regulation 1937/2002
Regulation 61/2003
Regulation 544/2003
Regulation 665/2003
Regulation 739/2003
Regulation 1029/2003
Regulation 1490/2003
Regulation 2011/2003
Regulation 2145/2003
Regulation 324/2004
Regulation 546/2004
Regulation 1101/2004 (Corrigendum)
Regulation 1646/2004
Regulation 1851/2004
Regulation 1875/2004

Residues - [related controls?]
Directive 2001/82 Amended by:
Directive 2004/28
Residues - minimum required performance limits
Decision 202/657 Amended by:
Decision 2003/181
Decision 2004/25
Residues - third country monitoring plans Decision 2004/432

Amended by:
Decision 2004/685

Hormones in meat
Erucic acid content - fats and oils
Marine biotoxins - maximum levels and analysis
Directive 91/492
Radionucleotide contamination
Novel Foods
Novel foods and novel food ingredients

Regulation 258/97 Amended by:
Novel foods - authorisations ..


...
Decision 2002/150
Decision 2003/426
Decision 2003/427
Decision 2003/867
Decision 2004/333
Decision 2004/334
Decision 2004/335
Decision 2004/336

...
2002/150 - coagulated potato proteins
2003/426 - noni juice
2003/427 - oil rich in DHA
2003/867 - salatrims
2004/333 - phytosterols in certain products
2004/334 - phytosterols in certain products
2004/335 - phytosterols in certain products
2004/336 - phytosterols in certain products

GMOs (food aspects)
GMOs - deliberate release
Regulation 2001/18 Amended by:
Regulation 1830/2003
GMOs - deliberate release - authorisations
Decision 2004/643 2004/643 - Maize NK603
GMOs - deliberate release - guidance notes - Annex II
Decision 2002/623
GMOs - deliberate release - guidance notes - Annex VII
Decision 2002/811
GMOs - deliberate release - summary information format - placing on market
Decision 2002/812
GMOs - deliberate release - summary information format - other than placing on market
Decision 2002/813
GMOs - transboundary movements
Regulation 1946/2003
GMOs - registers - detailed arrangements
Decision 2004/204
Genetically modified food and feed
Regulation 1829/2003
Genetically modified food and feed - detailed rules
Regulation 641/2004
GMOa - traceability and labelling
Regulation 1830/2003
GMOs - unique identifiers Regulation 65/2004
Miscellaneous Foods
Quick frozen foodstuffs
Organic foods

Regulation 2092/91

Regulation 834/2007 : This will replace 2092/91 and will apply from 1 January 2009

Amended numerous times

Organic foods - detailed rules
Regulation 1788/2001

Amended by:
Regulation 1918/2002
Regulation 746/2004?

Organic foods - detailed rules - third countries


Regulation 2144/2003

Regulation 746/2004?

Irradiated foods - approval and labelling
Directive 1999/2

Amended by:
Regulation 1882/2003

Irradiated foods - list of foods
Directive 1999/3
Irradiated foods - third country approvals
Decision 2002/840

Amended by:
Decision 2004/691/EC

Extraction solvents Directive 88/334
Wines, Alcoholic Drinks, etc
Spirit drinks
Spirit drinks - analysis
Regulation 2870/2000 Amended by:
Regulation 2091/2002
Aromatised wines/wine-based drinks/wine-product cocktails
Regulation 1601/91
Certain wine sector products - description, etc
Regulation 1493/1999
Certain wine sector products - description, etc - rules
Regulation 753/2002 Amended by:
Regulation 1429/2004
Foodstuffs with Special Characteristics
Certificates of special character

Regulation 2082/92
Certificates of special character - special rules
Regulation 1848/93 Amended by:

Regulation 296/2004
Certificates of special character - register
Regulation 2301/97 Amended by:

Regulation 244/2002
Regulation 688/2002
Regulation 1285/2002
Regulation 317/2003
Regulation 223/2004

Protected geographical indications and designations of origin
Regulation 2081/92

Amended by:

Regulation 692/2003

Supported by:
...
Regulation 1842/2004

Protected geographical indications and designations of origin - register
Regulation 1107/96

Amended by:

Regulation 828/2003
Regulation 1204/2003
Regulation 1571/2003
Regulation 464/2004
Regulations 526/2004
Regulation 1215/2004
Regulation 1345/2004
Regulation 1902/2004

Regulation 2400/96
Amended by:

Regulation 245/2002
Regulation 538/2002
Regulation 564/2002
Regulation 905/2002
Regulation 1097/2002
Regulation 1241/2002
Regulation 1495/2002
Regulation 2066/2002
Regulation 492/2003
Regulation 617/2003
Regulation 1257/2003
Regulation 1291/2003
Regulation 1298/2003
Regulation 1428/2003
Regulation 1491/2003
Regulation 1979/2003
Regulation 2054/2003
Regulation 2206/2003
Regulation 2275/2003
Regulation 135/2004
Regulation 297/2004
Regulation 387/2004
Regulation 465/2004
Regulation 637/2004
Regulation 738/2004
Regulation 1165/2004 (Corrigendum)
Regulation 1258/2004
Regulation 1437/2004
Regulation 1483/2004
Regulation 1485/2004
Regulation 1486/2004
Regulation 1845/2004
Regulation 1856/2004
Regulation 1897/2004
Regulation 1988/2004

Regulation 868/2007 - Miel de Galicia or Mel de Galicia (PGI)

BSE and Related Controls
TSE Regulation

Regulation 999/2001 Amended by:
Regulation 1234/2003
Animal by-products not for human consumption
Regulation 1774/2002 Amended by:
Regulation 808/2003
Control of Zoonoses
Control of salmonella and other zoonotic agents Regulation 2160/2003  
Monitoring of zoonoses
Directive 2003/99
Miscellaneous Animal Health Issues
Animal health and public health - certain products

Directive 92/118 Amended by
..
Decision 2003/42
Directive 2004/41 Annex II is deleted by Directive 2004/41 removing listing relevant to public health. Any microbiological criteria in Annex II will continue to apply pending their replacement
Former foodstuffs - collection, transport and disposal
Regulation 813/2003  
Products of animal origin - personal consumption Regulation 745/2002  
Miscellaneous
General Product Safety Directive 2001/95
     

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